Noradrenergic alpha-2 receptor modulators in the ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis: Effects on anxiety behavior in postpartum and virgin female rats

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 582-597

  Smith, Carl D ^a   Piasecki, Christopher C ^a   Weera, Marcus ^a   Olszewicz, Joshua ^a   Lonstein, Joseph S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; Lactation; Maternal behavior; Norepinephrine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA2 AUTORECEPTOR; AUTORECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PUERPERIUM; RAT; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; STRIA TERMINALIS; TISSUE LEVEL; VENTRAL BED NUCLEUS;

EID: 84887530578     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032776     Document Type: Article

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